by sueboo21 | Jan 31, 2025 | Why Let's Play Music
My college roommate once had an extra ticket to a concert and invited me to join her. The band was one with which I was familiar, but I didn’t own any of their albums (yes, this was WELL before Spotify), or that I could even recognize more than the chorus of any...
by sueboo21 | Apr 22, 2023 | Why Let's Play Music
Last week I volunteered at our school district’s high school choral festival. It was a cushy job. I got to chat it up with a friend and fellow parent of a high school choir kid, She’s also a musician, in her own right. As we talked, she mentioned a...
by Susie Egbert | Mar 26, 2022 | Why Let's Play Music
When I was young, probably not older than five, I learned to sing harmony. My teacher at church gave little consideration to our age when she invited us to learn the harmony to a song entitled Jesus Once Was a Little Child. The harmony line was simple – just a...
by Susie Egbert | Feb 1, 2022 | Why Let's Play Music
I wish my parents had let me quit piano lessons. Said no one ever. Rather, most adults say the opposite – lamenting the fact that their parents pulled the plug for one reason or another. Chances are, they were responding to what they perceived as a lack of...
by Susie Egbert | Dec 9, 2021 | Why Let's Play Music
The first few months of my son Jack’s life were rough. For him and me. For everyone in our home, really. As if breaking his femur at 4 weeks of age wasn’t enough, he neither tolerated my breastmilk nor the myriad of formulas we offered him in those...
by Susie Egbert | Sep 18, 2021 | Why Let's Play Music
Let’s Play Music classes capitalize on the benefits of group lessons for kids. It’s tempting to believe that one-on-one instruction provides the ideal setting for music instruction. To the contrary, young children thrive in small groups. In fact, the group...
